1991 California 400

2nd race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston West SeriesMay 2025CUST 1991 California 400 1991 California 400 results https://www.racing-reference.info/race-results/1991_California_400/P Racing Reference May 21, 2025 NASCAR Digital Media, LLC. Race 2 of 9 in the 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series season MesaMarinSpeedwayMap.svg Mesa Marin Speedway in Bakersfield, California 200.00 May 19 0.500 0.805 400 321.86 71.863 mph km/h Butch Gilliland Gilliland Racing Mike Chase 284 Freymiller Racing 23 Mike Chase Freymiller Racing TNN Bill Hennecy, Randy Hamill The 1991 California 400 was the second race of the 1991 NASCAR Winston West Series season. The race was held on Sunday, May 19, 1991, at Mesa Marin Raceway, a 0.500 mile (0.805 km) oval shaped racetrack in Bakersfield, California. The race took the scheduled 400 laps to complete. The race was won by Mike Chase, his second win of the season and second in a row. Chase would win the race by a lap after trading the lead with Gary Collins and Bill Schmitt three times, taking the lead from Collins on lap 265.May 20, 1991 Chase takes Winston race https://www.newspapers.com/article/record-searchlight/171967770/ May 21, 2025 Redding Record Searchlight B2 Newspapers.com Bob Walker would finish second, Hershel McGriff finished third, Butch Gilliland finished fourth, and Collins fell back to finish fifth. Report Background Mesa Marin Raceway was a 0.500 mi (0.805 km) paved oval race track, located near the junction of CA 178 and CA 184 (Kern Canyon Road), east of Bakersfield, California. It opened in 1977 and was owned by Marion Collins throughout its existence. The 1991 California 400 was one of 45 NASCAR Winston West Series races to be held at the track during its existence. Entry list #DriverOwnerManufacturer0Tim McCauleyTim McCauleyChevrolet00Scott GaylordGeoff BurneyOldsmobile04Hershel McGriffBob LipseiaPontiac8Chuck WelchAdele EmersonBuick9J. C. DanielsenLarry RouseFord15Rick ScribnerRick ScribnerChevrolet22St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick23Mike ChaseDon FreymillerBuick24Butch GillilandButch GillilandPontiac28Gary CollinsMarion CollinsOldsmobile33Rick MackeyRick MackeyPontiac44Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick56Ron EsauRon EsauOldsmobile60Larry GunselmanLarry GunselmanPontiac72Mark ReedJames ReedChevrolet73Bill SchmittBill SchmittFord75Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet86Ron Hornaday Jr.Jim BenisonChevrolet88Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac91Robert SpragueLarry RouseFord93Wayne JacksWayne JacksOldsmobile96Mark MooreJohn KrebsPontiac98Billy Jac ShawAllen BeebeBuick99John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac Qualifying Butch Gilliland won the pole with a speed of 92.975 mph. Race results Fin1991 California 400 results https://www.thethirdturn.com/wiki/1991_California_400 May 21, 2025 The Third Turn enSt#DriverOwnerMakeLapsLedStatusPts1523Mike ChaseDon FreymillerBuick400284Running18522488Bob WalkerBob WalkerPontiac3990Running1703704Hershel McGriffBob LipseiaPontiac3990Running1654124Butch GillilandButch GillilandPontiac3980Running1605328Gary CollinsMarion CollinsOldsmobile39836Running1606109J. C. DanielsenLarry RouseFord3960Running15071299John KrebsJohn KrebsPontiac39524Running1518673Bill SchmittBill SchmittFord39122Running14791100Scott GaylordGeoff BurneyOldsmobile3900Running138101615Rick ScribnerRick ScribnerChevrolet3870Running134111744Jack SellersAdele EmersonBuick3790Running130122333Rick MackeyRick MackeyPontiac3770Running12713275Bill SedgwickWayne SpearsChevrolet3645Running129142093Wayne JacksWayne JacksOldsmobile3370Running121151922St. James DavisLaDonna DavisBuick3090Running11816228Chuck WelchAdele EmersonBuick2950Running115171598Billy Jac ShawAllen BeebeBuick2650Accident11218891Robert SpragueLarry RouseFord2320Engine109191460Larry GunselmanLarry GunselmanPontiac1970Engine10620456Ron EsauRon EsauOldsmobile18129Accident10821180Tim McCauleyTim McCauleyChevrolet1600Accident100221386Ron Hornaday Jr.Jim BenisonChevrolet1520Engine97232196Mark MooreJohn KrebsPontiac1360Suspension9424972Mark ReedJames ReedChevrolet1160Engine91 Standings after the race PosDriverPoints 10px 1Mike Chase 370 10px 1 2Butch Gilliland 330 (-40) 10px 1 3John Krebs 311 (-59) 10px 2 4Bill Sedgwick 299 (-71) 10px 2 5Rick Scribner 280 (-90) 10px 8 6Bill Schmitt 270 (-100) 10px 2 7Jack Sellers 268 (-102) 10px 14 8Hershel McGriff 267 (-103) 10px 2 9Larry Gunselman 256 (-114) 10px 2 10Billy Jac Shaw 254 (-116) Note: Only the first 10 positions are included for the driver standings. References 1991 Winston 300 NASCAR Winston West Series 1991 1991 Banquet Frozen Foods 300 Category:1991 NASCAR Winston West Series Category:May 1991 sports events in the United States Category:NASCAR races at Mesa Marin Raceway